gelato

noun ge·la·to \ jə-ˈlä-(ˌ)tō , je- \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of gelato

plural gelati play \jə-ˈlä-tē, je-\ also gelatos

: a soft rich ice cream containing little or no air

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The booth will feature California and Italian wines and a Vespa gelato bar.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New eats inside Petco Park this baseball season," 29 Mar. 2018
Italian gelato, stellar barbecue, healthy drive-through food and Korean fried chicken are among the offerings from the 29 restaurants that opened around Phoenix in February 2018.

— dominic armato, azcentral, "Darden Restaurants closes Wildfish Seafood Grille in Scottsdale," 22 Mar. 2018
The shop also sells eclairs and plans to have gelato on the menu at both shops.

— kyle arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Winter Park's Choulala pins success on one French pastry," 22 Mar. 2018
Italian gelato, stellar barbecue, healthy drive-through food and Korean fried chicken are among the offerings from the 29 restaurants that opened around Phoenix in February 2018.

— dominic armato, azcentral, "Darden Restaurants closes Wildfish Seafood Grille in Scottsdale," 22 Mar. 2018
Beer, wine and scoops of gelato will also be on the menu.

— carolina gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pure madness in March for sports fans at restaurants countywide," 22 Mar. 2018
Reitano erected hand-lettered signs at the corner of Third and Chestnut Streets to direct potential pizza and gelato customers north on Third Street, east on the unmarked alley known as Elbow Lane and south on Bank Street back to her front door.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "Old City fire aftermath is bad for business," 15 Mar. 2018
Il Venetian, an upscale Italian restaurant, along with its sister eatery, a smaller fast-casual doughnuts and gelato version, and Marble Room Sushi are scheduled to open.

— marc bona, cleveland.com, "Key Tower restaurants to open soon (video)," 13 Feb. 2018
The shop will also serve pastries and gelato affogatos.

— jenn harris, latimes.com, "Crustacean reopens in Beverly Hills with an invitation-only restaurant upstairs, and plenty of garlic noodles," 13 Mar. 2018

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Italian, literally, frozen

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